The '''Harry Potter books''' make up the popular series written by author [[J. K. Rowling]]. The series spans seven books (one for each of [[Harry Potter]]'s years at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]). The books have been made into [[Harry Potter films|movies]] by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] with the last book split into two films.

The '''Harry Potter books''' make up the popular series written by author [[J. K. Rowling]]. The series spans seven books (one for each of [[Harry Potter]]'s years at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]). The books have been made into [[Harry Potter films|movies]] by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] with the last book split into two films.

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The books concern a wizard called Harry Potter and his journey through [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the Dark wizard [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old. The first book, ''[[Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone]]'', was published in 1997 by [[Bloomsbury]] in London. The last book, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', sold more than 12 million copies in the [[United States of America|U.S.]]

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The books concern a wizard called Harry PotteWHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!r and his journey through [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the Dark wizard [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old. The first book, ''[[Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone]]'', was published in 1997 by [[Bloomsbury]] in London. The last book, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', sold more than 12 million copies in the [[United States of America|U.S.]]

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Complementary books

Audiobook editions

Since the inception of Harry Potter series, the stories have also been released as audiobooks. In the United Kingdom, the audiobooks were narrated by Stephen Fry, with Jim Dale handling the narration for the U.S. editions. The audiobooks were released in both CD and cassette formats, though the cassette editions are no longer in print due to the general lack of demand for titles in this format. For the earlier books in the series, there was generally a delay between the release of the print and audio editions.[1] The later editions generally saw the audio copies being released the same day as the print editions, likely a result of the growing popularity of the series. Most recently the books were made available in the first ever online audio editions through Pottermore via the Pottermore Shop and were also made available to libraries for lending.

Many celebrities such as Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Adam Sandler, Nina Dobrev[2], Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal[3] and Susan Boyle are fans of the Harry Potter series. The late Michael Jackson was also said to have been a fan of the series.[4][5][6]

With the exception of the first and third books, there is always a chapter with the same name as the book.

Also, with the exception of the third book, there is always at least one character that dies in the final chapter(s) of the books (although in the second book this is a basilisk, not a human character).

Additionally, almost every book has a chapter named after a character, mostly a new character. They are:

In September2012, J. K. Rowling admitted to having rushed work on some of the Potter novels due to tight deadlines, and floated the possibility of someday releasing "director's cut" editions of the novels.[7]

Brad Walrod served as the typesetter for the Harry Potter books from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire onwards.